- February 6, 2018
Calif. Makes Progress to Address Opioid Misuse While Protecting Access to Necessary Care in Medi-Cal
Héctor Hernández-DelgadoFacing an opioid overdose epidemic showing no signs of slowing, states have resorted to a variety of measures to…
- January 23, 2018
After Inexcusable Dithering, Congress Restores CHIP Funding
Kimberly LewisMillions of families that rely on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for their child's coverage are breathing a…
- January 22, 2018
Trump and Hostile State Governments Advance Outlandish Attacks on Roe
Fabiola De LibanAs several state and federal bills that seek to gut or reverse Roe v. Wade could make their way…
- January 17, 2018
Labor Department’s Proposed Rule on Association Health Plans is Bad for Consumers
Abigail CoursolleIn an Oct. 12 Executive Order, the Trump White House ordered its Secretary of Labor to consider allowing more…
- January 16, 2018
The Fox Should Not Guard the Hen House
Wayne Turner, Candace Gibson, and Rachel HoltzmanThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and 60 other health care, civil rights and human rights organizations have urged…
- January 16, 2018
Partial Medicaid Expansion: Getting Less for More
David MachledtWhy do something simply when you can spend more to get less? That appears to be exactly what Wisconsin…
- January 5, 2018
Scrutiny of Republican tax plan reveals unwelcome surprises on health care
Wayne TurnerAccording to a recent poll, nearly one third of Americans believe that President Trump has already repealed the Affordable…
- December 14, 2017
Trump-Republicans’ Tax Plan, All About Well-Being of Corporations, Not People
Elizabeth G. Taylor*This piece initially appeared on the HuffPost.The deal appears set for a massive tax give-away to corporations and the…
- December 1, 2017
1115 Waiver Requests: Analysis and Overview Chart
Sarah Somers(Chart updated January 26, 2018 and reflects most recent approvals in Kentucky. An updated chart can be downloaded here)Medicaid…
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